AUGUST KRUEGER

August Krueger

Age: 75 years, 4 months, 13 days

AUGUST KRUEGER

DOB: August 7, 1876
Dolton, IL USA

DOD: December 20, 1951
St. Francis Hospital, Chicago, IL USA

Son of John Carl and Freidaricke (nee Spierling) Krueger

Brother to: Bertha, Herman, John C. Jr.( Elizabeth Heimsoth), Minna, William C. (Anna Bock), Augusta L. (William E. Beck), Frieda (John Lotz), Carl “Charley” (Mabel B. Gunther) and Emma Krueger

August Krueger, Standing - Center

Standing L to R: Augusta, William, August, John, Frieda

Sitting L to R: John, Charley, Fredericka Krueger

Photo taken circa 1895-1900?

 

Husband to first wife (name uncertain), married circa 1903; divorced by 1910.
The 1910 census lists August living with his parents on Grant St, Dolton, Illinois, at age 32 and divorced.
The 1920 census lists him as single, age 43, living with his parents on Grant St, Dolton, IL.
The 1930 census shows him married (Anna), age at first marriage was 27 years (so 1903 seems accurate for his first marriage), occupation listed as a Janitor for a church and school.

Husband of Anna L. Wittrock, married about 1925.

No known children


AUGUST KRUEGER PASSED AWAY, DEC. 20, AT 75 YEARS

IMG_3901August Krueger of 13747 Leydon Ave. Riverdale, passed away, following an extended illness, at St. Francis Hospital, last Thursday, Dec. 20, at the age of 75 years.

Funeral services were conducted, Saturday, Dec. 22, at 1:30 p.m. from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Dolton. Rev. Kemnitz officiated. Interment was in the Beecher Mausoleum.

The deceased was born, August 7, 1876, at Dolton. He and his wife, Anna, resided in Beecher for a number of years before moving to Riverdale about four years ago.

Beside his wife, several sisters and brothers survive him.


(Editor’s note: What August’s obituary does not tell us is that August and his wife Anna moved into the home of Carl Vagt, 166 Penfield St, Beecher, after the death of Mrs. Vagt in 1932 and lovingly took care of Mr. Vagt from about 1932-1937)

An excerpt from Mr. Vagt’s obituary describes his years after the passing of his wife, when he “tried pitifully to carry on alone, but the burden of many years making itself felt, he happily accepted the gracious offer of Mr. and Mrs. August Krueger to move in with him and take care of him. This arrangement proved a veritable blessing to Mr. Vagt, a blessing which he deeply appreciated and which flooded his declining years with the peace and quiet of a beautiful sunset. Being relieved of all cares and worries and surrounded by loving attention and care, he enjoyed life as never before and no doubt desired to have it continued.”


August’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Wife Anna (Wittrock) Krueger

Although no direct family connections: Carl Vagt & Maria (Unruh) Vagt

No other family members are with the Kruegers.  August bought the two crypts in 1944.

RUDOLPH PETERS

Rudolph Peters

Age: 51 years, 6 months, 11 days

RUDOLPH LOUIS PETERS

DOB: March 3, 1889
Chicago, IL USA

DOD: September 14, 1950
at home, Crete, IL USA

Son of Martin C. and Friedaricka J. (nee Barmann) Peters

Brother to: Ida E. (Fred E. Heldt), Friedericka (August Piel), Emma (Wilhelm F. Klemme) and Helena S. (Carl F Engelking) and William F. (Helen Wehling) Peters

Husband of Elizabeth Eckhoff, married circa 1916
Father to: Martin G. (Hilda Stelter) , Edgar R. (Jeannette Norman) and a third son who died in infancy


September 13, 1950 – Chicago Heights Star

RUDOLPH PETERS DIES IN CRETE

Rudolph Peters obit 2Rudolph Peters, 61, died yesterday afternoon at his home on Cass Street in Crete after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:30p.m. tomorrow from the Hack Chapel, Beecher, to the Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete.

The Rev. A.T. Kretzmann will conduct the rites, and burial will be at the Beecher Mausoleum.

Mr. Peters is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two sons, Martin of Homewood and Edgar of Peotone; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Heldt, Mrs. William Klemme and Mrs. Carl Engelking of Beecher and Mrs. August Piel of Blue Island; and one brother, William of Steger.

Mr. Peters was born March 3, 1889, at Chicago.

Trinity Lutheran Church Crete, IL(Editor’s note: What Rudolph’s obituary does not mention is that he was listed as a farmer in the 1920 & 1930 census records and as Janitor for a parochial school in the 1940 census, at age 51. We believe it may have been the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete)

 


September 21, 1950 – Beecher Herald

RUDOLPH PETERS OF CRETE BURIED HERE, SATURDAY

Rudolph Peters obit 1Rudolph Peters, 61, brother of Mrs. Fred Heldt, passed away at his home in Crete, last Thursday afternoon, after an extended illness.

Funeral services were conducted, Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hack Funeral Chapel and following at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Crete, Rev. A.T. Kretzmann officiating. Interment was in the Beecher cemetery.

The deceased is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two sons, Martin of Homewood and Edgar of Peotone; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Heldt, Mrs. Wm. Klemme and Mrs. Carl Engelking of Beecher and Mrs. August Piel of Blue Island; and one brother, William, of Steger.

(Editor’s note: The obituary mentions interment was in the Beecher cemetery when in fact Rudolph was interred in the Beecher Mausoleum)


Rudolph’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Wife: Elizabeth (Eckhoff) Peters
Father & Mother: Martin C. Peters & Friedaricka (Barmann) Peters
Sister & Brother-in-law: Ida (Peters) Heldt & Fred E. Heldt
Brother & Sister-in-law: William F. Peters & Helen (Wehling) Peters
Father & Mother-in-law of sister (Ida) Ernest A. Heldt & Lisette F. (Stadt) Heldt

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kilborn,  Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Rust, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal, Wilkening.

ELIZABETH KILBORN

ELIZABETH KILBORN

Age: 68 years, 10 months, 7 days

ELIZABETH “LIZZIE” KILBORN

DOB: May 12, 1880
Germany

DOD: March 19, 1949
Hammond, IN USA

Parentage unknown

 

Wife of Albert F. Kilborn, married June 3, 1906, Lake County, IN USA
Mother to: Charles A. (Mildred L. Thielman), and Marguerite (Carl Schau) Kilborn

Help Please

 

Can you help identify Elizabeth’s
birth family?

 


 

March 21, 1949  – Hammond Times

ELIZABETH KILBORN

Elizabeth Kilborn obitFuneral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Kilborn, age 69, of 6723 Delaware, Hammond, Ind. will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Neidow Chapel, 117 Rimbach. Rev. George Krupp will officiate. Interment will be at the Beecher Mausoleum, Beecher Illinois.

Surviving are a son, Charles and one daughter  Mrs. Marguerite Schau of Hammond, and three grandchildren.

Kilborn Family before 1919

Elizabeth, standing, second from the right.

Albert, standing, center

Charles, standing, second from the left

 


(Editor’s note: Albert & Elizabeth Kilborn’s remains were moved to the Beecher Mausoleum after the mausoleum where they were originally interred, located in Indiana, was so badly vandalized it was ordered demolished by the city. I believe it was in Crown Point, IN.)


Elizabeth’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Husband: Albert F. Kilborn
Brother & Sister-in-law of son (Charles): Walter L. Thielman & Paula M.(Kuhlman) Thielman
Father & Mother-in-law of son (Charles): Henry F. Thielman & Minnie K. (Bielfeldt) Thielman
Nephew: Loren W. Thielman
Nephew’s Wife: Dollie J. (Johnson) Thielman

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Peters, Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Rust, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal, Wilkening,

 

HELEN PETERS

Helen Peters

Age: 48 years, 1 month

HELEN PETERS
(nee WEHLING)

DOB: May 21, 1900
Sollitt, IL USA

DOD: June 21, 1948
at home, Steger, IL USA

Daughter of Henry W. and Emma (nee Piepenbrink) Wehling

Sister to: Arthur H. (Amanda Rust), twin-sister Amelia (Henry H. Rust), and Harry G. (Sylvia Wehrman) Wehling

Wife of William F. Peters, married November 29, 1919.
Mother to:  Ruben (Mona D. Owens), Verna (Erwin H. Eckhoff), Eleanore (Joseph A. Palanca), Norman W. (Donna Franke) Monroe H. and William Jr. Peters


June 25, 1948 – Chicago Heights Star

HOLD FINAL RITES FOR MRS. WILLIAM PETERS IN STEGER

Helen Peters obit 1Mrs. William Peters, 48, died at her home on 17 West 32nd Street Monday evening after suffering a stroke while attending the Immanuel Lutheran Sunday School outing in Gardner’s Grove in Crete Sunday.

This afternoon at 1:30 o’clock services will be held in the Hack Funeral Parlor in Beecher and at 2:15 o’clock in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Steger, with the Rev. William Mehringer officiating. Interment will be in the mausoleum at Beecher.

Mrs. Peters was born in Sollitt, Illinois on May 21, 1900. Before her marriage to Mr. Peters on November 29, 1919, she was Miss Helen Wehling.

Besides her husband she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Verna Eckhoff and Mrs. Eleanore Palanca, and three sons, Rubin, Norman and William Jr., two brothers, Arthur Wehling of Sollitt and Harry Wehling of Chicago Heights, and a twin sister Mrs. Amelia Rust of South Chicago Heights. There are four grandchildren.


June 24, 1948 – Beecher Herald

STEGER RESIDENT TO BE BURIED HERE, FRIDAY

Helen Peters obitMrs. William Peters, 48, sister-in-law of Mrs. Fred Heldt, who resided at 17 W. 32nd St., Steger, passed away in her home, Monday, at 11:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Wm. G. Mehringer, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Steger, Friday, at 1:30 p.m., at the Hack Funeral Home and at 2:15 o’clock at the Steger church. Interment will be in the Beecher Mausoleum.

Surviving are her husband; three sons, Rueben, Norman and William, of Steger, two daughters, Mrs. Verna Eckhoff of Beecher and Mrs. Eleanore Palanca of Steger; four grandchildren; two brothers, Arthur Wehling of Sollitt and Harry Wehling of Chicago Heights; and a sister, Mrs. H. Rust of Chicago Heights.


Helen’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Husband: William F. Peters
Father & Mother-in-law: Martin C. Peters & Friedaricka J (Barmann) Peters
Sister & Brother-in-law: Ida E. (Peters) Heldt & Fred E. Heldt
Brother & Sister-in-law: Rudolph F. Peters & Elizabeth (Eckhoff) Peters
Father & Mother-in-law of Sister-in-law (Ida Heldt) Ernest A. Heldt & Lisette F. (Stadt) Heldt
Father & Mother-in-law of brother (Arthur Wehling) Henry F. Rust & Emma (Meyer) Rust
Grandfather & Grandmother of brother’s wife; Arthur & Amanda (Rust) Wehling: Diedrich Meyer & Wilhelmina (Bock) Meyer

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kilborn,  Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa,  Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal, Wilkening,

 

HENRY F. THIELMAN

Henry F. Thielman

Age: 83 years, 5 months, 16 days

HENRY F. THIELMAN

DOB: May, 4, 1864
Mount Vernon, IN USA

DOD: October 20, 1947
Largent Convalescent Home, Midlothian, IL USA

 

Son of Heinrich F. and Johanna (nee Thiels) Thielman

Brother to: Annie Sophia (August Bieker), Christian F. (Wilhelmina Menikheim), Magdalena “Lena” H. (Georg Weil), Johannas “John” (Sophia C. Menikheim),Dorothea Caroline (Thomas Welborn),  William Jennings (Carrie C. Uebelhack), and Louis Henry (Mamie Elizabeth Dansman) Thielman

Husband of Lucy Grage, married in 1890, Iowa
Father of: Harry F. Thielman, born Oct. 14, 1894 in Manning, Iowa USA
It is assumed Henry’s first wife died in childbirth. Harry was raised by his grandparents, Ferdinand & Maria H. (Evers) Grage until Henry F. re-married in 1901. Harry visited them frequently in Iowa.

Husband of Minnie K. Bielfeldt, married September 26, 1901, Beecher, IL USA
Father to: Mildred Lillian (Charles A. Kilborn), Walter Louis (Paula Marguerite Kuhlmann) and Henry Biefeldt (Joyce Moncrief) Thielman

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Minnie, Henry F, Harry, Mildred & Walter Thielman.  The house- keepers’ names are unknown. Can you help identify them?

 


THINGS I HAVE SEEN

BY: HENRY F. THIELMAN

Things I Have Seen, written by Henry as an old man, sitting in his apartment in Chicago Heights. I believe he wrote it on behalf of or by request from his son Walter, my grandfather. My father Les cherished it for many years,but finally passed it on to my siblings and me, Henry’s great-grandchildren. I hope you will read it with kindness and forgive his grammatical errors. It’s an interesting look into the past.


During the period of 1907-1914,  Henry Thielman and Dr. Miley were strong advocates for Hard Roads (gravel roads) and wrote many interesting newspaper articles on the subject. If you would like to read some of their articles, click on the link below:

“HARD ROADS” 


Henry Thielman and the Arkansas Rice Lands

Henry Thielman was one of Beecher’s ambitious real estate entrepreneurs. He owned and also sold farm land in Stuttgart, Arkansas that he advertised in the Herald from approximately 1905-1914. To read more about the Stuttgart, Arkansas rice lands, click on the link below:

“The Rice King of Cereals”


 

November 26, 1909 – Beecher Herald

IN SOCIAL CIRCLES

Atlas of Will County, IL 1909, George A. Ogle & Co. Henry Thielman residenceMr. and Mrs. H.F. Thielman entertained about sixty of their friends, Tuesday evening, at their beautiful home at the corner of Hodges and Reed Streets. The printed cards which were sent invited the receivers to “come and grab a piece of fun,” and in accordance they all came with both “grabbers,” and each vied with one another in the effort to grab the biggest piece. Games, word contests and various other amusements were indulged in to pass the time away. Every minute was fun and every guest mingled in the fun. In the word contest there were two divisions – the letters composing the names of a great man, and the making of as large a number of words from the letters in a given time. Mrs. Arthur Struve and Mrs. Frank Hunte were tied for the honors of discovering the name of the great man – Henry Thielman – and drew cuts to ascertain the winner, Mrs. Hunte coming out victorious and received a handsome china plate as the prize. Mrs. Arthur Ehrhardt wrote the largest number of words and received a beautiful mustard cup as a prize. Gus. Hoff and Christ. Eskilson were tied for “booby” prize, and they, too, were compelled to draw cuts. Mr. Eskilson won out and was presented an alphabet book. At about midnight the guests were seated at a banquet spread in the basement, where a most bounteous repast was partaken of. After the feast the guests were escorted to the beautiful parlors where more fun, music, both vocal and instrumental, and general mirth prevailed. It was one o’clock before the party broke up and each member bid Mr. and Mrs. Thielman as having an enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs. Thielman are royal entertainers.


May 13, 1910 – Beecher Herald

Personals – Henry F. Thielman

Circa 1910 Halladay Automobile

Circa 1910 Halladay Automobile

Henry Hack and Will Selk went to Streator, last week, and brought home Henry Thielman’s new Halladay automobile. It is the same style and pattern as those of Deneke & Wegert and Arthur Struve.


December 4, 1914 – Beecher Herald

H.F. Thielman and family departed, Monday, for Stuttgart, Ark., where Mr. Thielman will embark in farming. During Mr. Thielman’s residence in Beecher he has figured as one of our foremost and progressive citizens, always ready to lend his aid to the uplift of the village and community. Mrs. Thielman is a charming woman who has always been an excellent neighbor and has figured among the social element as one of the leaders. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Thielman and their family health and prosperity in their new home.


June 8, 1933 – Beecher Herald

BEECHER TO HAVE NEW FUNERAL HOME

HENRYS HOUSE TODAY POARCH IS CLOSED IN NOW

Hack Funeral Home Circa 2013

Henry Hack & Son have purchased the old Thielman home. This residence was built by H.F. Thielman some years ago as one the largest, most pretentious homes in the section. It has remained vacant for a number of years due to its enormous size and the changed living conditions which has made it unmarketable for purely residential purposes.

It is the intention of the purchasers to convert the first floor of the residence into a modern funeral home while using the second floor for living purposes. In making this move, Henry Hack & Son will also retire from the garage business, having rented their garage and former residence, and will direct all their attentions to funeral directing.

In making this progressive step it is their intention to provide for the community a funeral home which will be surpassed by none in this section with all the privacy, neatness and convenience of your own homes. They will also restore to its former beauty one of the outstanding architectural monuments of our village.


October 23, 1947 – Beecher Herald

HENRY THIELMAN, 83, IS BURIED HERE,

 MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 1947

Henry Thielman, 83, passed away, Saturday morning, at the Largent Convalescent Home, Midlothian.

Funeral services were conducted, Monday, at the Hack Funeral Home. Rev. J.J. Merzdorf of St. John’s Ev. and Reformed Church officiated in the absence of Rev. G. Horst. Burial was in the Beecher Mausoleum.

Surviving are Walter Thielman of Chicago Heights, Mildred Kilborn of Hammond, Henry Thielman Jr. of Stuttgart, Arkansas and Harry Thielman of Long Beach, California; also nine grandchildren.

Henry F. Thielman came to Beecher in 1899. He had been vice president of German-American Land Co., dealers in southern lands and particularly Arkansas rice acreage. He built the beautiful residence which is now the Hack Funeral Home, and will be remembered as the owner of the finest automobile in Beecher at the time when the motor car was still a curiosity.

For a number of years he had been a resident of Chicago Heights.


Henry’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Wife: Minnie K. (Bielfeldt) Thielman
Son & Daughter-in-law: Walter L. Thielman & Paula M. (Kuhlman) Thielman
Grandsons: Loren W. Thielman  and Leslie R. Thielman and his wife Dollie Joanne Thielman
Father & Mother-in-law of daughter (Mildred L. Kilborn) Albert F. Kilborn & Elizabeth (Dole) Kilborn

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Peters, Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Rust, Saller, Selk, Struve, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal, Wilkening,

HENRY F. RUST

HENRY F. RUST

Age: 77 years, 10 months, 13 days

HENRY F. RUST

DOB: June 14, 1865
Illinois

DOD: April 27, 1943
Illinois

Son of Friedrich and Gustine “Emma” (nee Meyer) Rust

Brother to: Anna (William Buhr), Fred, Maria Catharina (Minnie) Wilhelmina (Henry F. Hunte) and adopted brother William Meier Rust

Husband of Emma (nee Meyer) Rust, married Feb. 12, 1892

Father to ten children: Amanda (Arthur H. Wehling), Harry Friedrich Dietrich, Friedrich Heinrich August “Freddie”, Henry H. (Amelia Wehling), Laura, Emil August, Arthur,   LaVerne (unknown Hanson), Albert F. (Eleanora L. unknown), Ernie (Viola unknown) Rust


April 29, 1943 – Beecher Herald

HENRY F. RUST, 78, PASSES AWAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 27

Henry F. Rust death noticeHenry F. Rust, aged 78, who has been ill for some time, passed away, Tuesday night. The remains will be laid out at the Hack Funeral Home until Saturday, when the funeral services will take place. Burial will be in the Beecher Mausoleum. Definite funeral arrangements have not been ascertained, but information will be available at the Hack Funeral Home.

Help Please

Editor’s note: We never found a complete obituary. Can you help us learn more about Henry’s life? His census records of 1910 (age 45), and 1920 (age 55) list him as a general farmer. The 1930 census (age 66) lists him as a patient at the Kankakee State Hospital. We can’t find him in the 1940 census.


 

Henry’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Wife: Emma (Meyer) Rust
Sister & Brother-in-law: Minnie (Rust) Hunte & Henry F. Hunte
Father & Mother-in-law: Diedrich Meyer & Wilhelmina (Bock) Meyer
Nephew: Albert L. Hunte
Nephew: Carl F. Hunte

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kilborn,  Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Peters, Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal, Wilkening.

AUGUSTA KLOCKSIEBEN

Agusta Klocksieben

Age: 85 years, 6 months, 16 days

AUGUSTA KLOCKSIEBEN
(nee Zimmerman)

DOB: August 9, 1854
Klockow, Shoenfeld,
Brandenburg, Prussia

DOD: February 25, 1940
at daughter’s home (Minnie Orris) Chicago, IL USA

 

Daughter of: Friedrich Zimmerman and Johanne Stimm, who immigrated April 30, 1874.
Sister to seven siblings: Wilhelmine E. (Carl F. Hamann), Carl F.W. (Dorothea Engor and Auguste Wentland), Wilhelm Friedrich August (Wilhelmine Bluhm), Wilhelmine Caroline (Wilhelm Strassburg), Carolonine Friedrike, August and Friederika Augusta Zimmerman

Wife of William Klocksieben, married December 6, 1874, Lutheran church at Sollitt, IL.
Mother of twelve: Anna L. (Paul P. Nehls), Wilhelmina C., Herman (Sophie Sietz), Wilhelm C., Robert J. (Evelyn Peterson), Augusta D. (Adolph Pralle), Emma (John N. Dluzak), Rudolph (Dorothy Baumgartner), Sophie (Albert F. Piepenbrink and Joseph Yoder), Alvina C. (Charles M. Weber), Minnie (Howard D. Orris) and William Klocksieben


February 27, 1940 – Chicago Heights Star

Mother of Mrs. Yoder Dead

Augusta Klocksieben obit 1Mrs. Augusta Klocksieben, 86, mother of Sophie, Mrs. Joseph Yoder, of Steger, died Sunday at the home of another daughter, Minnie, Mrs. Howard Orris, 1435 West 105th Place, Chicago. Funeral services will be conducted at one o’clock tomorrow afternoon from a chapel at 1802 West 103rd Street.


February 29, 1940  – Beecher Herald

MRS. AUGUSTA KLOCKSIEBEN BURIED HERE, WEDNESDAY

Augusta Klocksieben obit 2Mrs. Augusta Klocksieben, aged 86, former resident of this community, died, Sunday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Howard Orris, 1435 W. 105th Place, Chicago. Funeral services took place at one o’clock, Wednesday afternoon, from a chapel at 1892 W. 103rd St., Chicago, and interment was in the Beecher Mausoleum


Augusta’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Husband: William Klocksieben
Mother-in-law of Daughter (Augusta Pralle): Wilhelmina (Stradtman) Pralle
Brother & Sister-in Law of Daughter (Augusta Pralle): Louis Pralle & Minnie (Maushund) Pralle

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kilborn,  Kirchhoff, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Peters, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Rust, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal, Wilkening,

MILDRED LANGREDER

Mildred Landgreder

Age: 25 years, 10 months, 9 days

MILDRED E. LANGREDER

DOB: Nov. 23, 1906
Roseland, IL USA

DOD: Oct. 2, 1932
St. James Hospital,
Chicago Heights, IL USA

Son of Fred and Mary Emma (nee Jessen) Langreder

Sister to: Alice Marie (Frank H. Leder) and Charles Christian Langreder

Half sister to: Clara and Walter (Alda L. White) Langreder


October 6, 1932 – Beecher Herald

ACCIDENTAL SHOT KILLS YOUNG WOMAN

Mildred Langreder death noticeMiss Mildred Langreder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Langreder, was accidentally shot, Sunday afternoon, and died two hours later at St. James Hospital, Chicago Heights aged 25 years, 11 months.

Donald M. Borrows, 5847 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, who was visiting at the Langreder home, two miles south of Beecher, was loading an old fashioned 22-caliber rifle, when it was accidentally discharged, the bullet striking at the base of the skull and passing nearly through the head. Borrows was outside the house at the time, the bullet going through the kitchen screen door and striking the young woman, who was sitting on a couch, surrounded by members of the family, who were but inches beside her.

Dr. Van Voorhis was summoned and ordered the patient taken to the hospital, where she passed away two hours later.

The funeral was held at the home, yesterday afternoon, and burial was in the Beecher Mausoleum.


Mildred’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Father & Mother : Frederick Langreder & Mary E. (Jessen) Langreder  Hinze
Sister: Alice M. (Langreder) Leder 
Brother: Charles Langreder
Uncle: Conrad E. Beseke

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kilborn,  Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Peters, Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Rust, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Wilkening,

 

ELEANOR MAY WILLIAMS

ELENOR MAY WILLIAMS

Age: 57 years, 1 month, 1 day

ELEANOR MAY WILLIAMS
(nee HAND)

DOB: April 16, 1872
Near Lyons, Wisconsin USA

DOD: May 17, 1929
at home, Crete, IL USA

 

Daughter of Lacon J. and Adelia Anna (nee Short) Hand
Sister to: Irving S. (Evelyn Stroddard), Gilbert (Clara unknown), Jesse R. (Carrie E. unknown and Mary L. Van Schaick) , Willie L. (Margaret A. unknown) Lillian “Lillie” M. and Martha B. (Andrew Laurson) Hand

Wife of Thomas Newton Carter, married March 10, 1888, Walworth, WI USA
Mother to: Jesse Eugene Carter, born 12-2-1890 in Oberlin, KS USA
We don’t know what happened to Thomas N. Carter.

Wife of Frank Fishman, married September 3, 1891
Mother to: Frank J. (Ella Kallal) and Viola Adeline Fishman
Frank Fishman died September 27, 1905 in Lake Geneva, WI USA.

Wife of Edwin Monroe Williams, married in 1907.


May 24, 1929 – The Chicago Heights Star

THE CRETE RECORD EDITOR’S WIFE DIES

Eleanor May Williams obitEleanor May Williams, daughter of Anna and Lacoln (Lacon) Hand, was born April 16, 1872, near Lyons, Wisconsin and died at her home in Crete Friday morning.

She received her early education in a public school at Lyons, later attending the public school at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin from which she graduated. Later she went to teach and study in a private school conducted by an uncle, Professor Jesse Hand.

She had been ill for many years, and for the past few weeks gradually grew worse.

She was a woman of high intelligence and understanding and had been a great aid to her husband’s business for years.

She is survived by her husband, two sons, Jesse Eugene Carter of Rockford, Francis John Fishman, of Iowa, and one daughter, Viola Adeline Fishman, who lives at home; also one granddaughter, Maxine Carter, and two brothers, Jesse and Willis Hand, of Lake Geneva.

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Mr. R.C. Dock, of the First Church of Christ Scientist, Chicago Heights, conducted the funeral services, which were held last Sunday from the Methodist Church. Interment took place in the Mausoleum at Beecher.


Eleanor has no other family members resting in the mausoleum.

(Editor’s note: It is only an assumption, but it may be possible that Eleanor’s husband, Edwin M. Williams, the owner / editor of “The Crete Record” newspaper in Crete, knew Fred Bernard Rohe, Mayor of Crete. Fred Bernard Rohe’s first wife was killed in an auto accident while on vacation in Texas and was brought home and laid to rest in the mausoleum in February, 1929, just a few months before Eleanor died)

Possible friends: Fred Bernard Rohe & Sophie (Steege) Rohe

HENRY C. WILKENING

Henry C. Wilkening

Age: 66 years, 30 days

HENRY C. WILKENING

DOB: December 31, 1860
Beecher, IL USA

DOD: January 30,1927
at home, Hickory Street, Chicago Heights, IL USA

Son of Johann Heinrich “Conrad” and Engel Maria (Tegtmeier) Wilkening

Brother to: John C. (Sophia C. Luecke), Charlotte H., Sophia (Friedrich H. Luecke), Frederick H. (Mary Kohlman), Emma, Gustav (Emma Hartmann), Wilhelm G. (Friedericka “Rickie” Erdman) Wilkening

Husband of Marie “Mary” Wehling, married April 2, 1893, St. John’s Church, Eagle Lake, IL USA
Father to: Robert H. (Jennie Evans), Edwin W. (Irene Dora Finn) and Walter (Lois Roberta Barron) Wilkening


February 1, 1927 – Chicago Heights Star

HOLD FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HENRY WILKENING  – OLD RESIDENT

Henry Wilkening obitFuneral services will be held Thursday at one o’clock for Mr. Henry Wilkening, who passed away at his home, 81 West Hickory Street, last Sunday, at the age of sixty-six years. Rev. A. Brauer, pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, will have charge of the services, and interment will probably be in the Beecher cemetery.

Mr. Wilkening, until his illness disabled him about six months ago, was janitor in the First National bank.

 


February 3, 1927 – Beecher Herald

OBITUARY

HENRY WILKENING

Henry C. Wilkening, a one time resident of this place,  and who had many relatives and friends here, passed away, Sunday evening, at his home, 81 West Hickory Street, Chicago Heights, aged 66 years. Funeral services were held at Chicago Heights at the St. Paul’s Evang. Lutheran Church, with Rev. A Brauer officiating. The remains were brought to Beecher and laid at rest in the Beecher Mausoleum.

First National Bank Chicago Heights

 

Until his illness disabled him about six months ago, Mr. Wilkening was janitor in the First National Bank at Chicago Heights.

 


(Editor’s note: Henry had been manager and foreman of a tile yard or brick yard for many years, after which, in his golden years, he kept himself busy as the Janitor at the First National Bank at Chicago Heights, IL)


Henry’s family members also resting in the mausoleum are:

Wife: Maria “Mary” (Wehling) Wilkening
Sister & Brother-in-law: Augusta J. (Wehling) Wehmhoefer & Henry C. Wehmhoefer

Other, more distant family include: Bahlman, Batterman, Bergmeier, Beseke, Bielfeldt, Bohl, Cloidt, Dunlap, Engleking,  Fenske, Fick, Fiene, Freerking, Frobose, Graham, Guritz, Hack, Hager, Haltenhof , Heine, Heldt, Hildeman, Hinze, Hoffman, Hoppensteadt, Horn, Hunte, Kaczynski, Kappe, Kilborn,  Kirchhoff,  Klocksieben, Koch, Langreder, Leder, Maass, Matthias, Mc Carty, Meyer, Monk, Niedert, Ohlendorf, Pansa, Peters, Pralle, Riley, Ristenpart, Rohe, Rust, Saller, Selk, Struve, Thielman, Vagt, Von Engeln, Wegert, Wehmhoefer, Wiechen, Westphal.